The Press., 1887-07-14


 "A former resident of Stafford send
 complaint (page 1st) of the condition C
 Stafford roads. and others are doing tn Esans. The town is getting bad nam e for dehcfencY in 4lifs respect. Evidentl, : the fanlk IS ih 7ifB: :syss6m or in it's carrying : out. The town pays money enough l. f have better roads. Just now there is is sue between the towns road inspector ant : the contractors. The seIectmen seem dis posed to stand by the inspector, and th, people hoPe that they will continue to dt la0.. and thatethe inspectors supply of back bone will last shifn until the end of tht fight may come. If the present contract ors can't give us better roads for the mon ey they get, let us first see if some one else can, and if nobody can, then we must pay more money.
 Mrs. Hartland of this village, who with her little daughter were injured a. few weeks since, was last Sunday ys-the subjeC' of another accident. While at work in the pantry she stepped backward and fell I through hatchway, which had been open ed without her knowledge, breaking rib on the left side. ' She is attended by Dr. Richards. Mrs. Hartland has been par ticularly unfortunate in the matter of ac- cidents, having been widowed few years 1 ago; .by the fall of her hasbanA {ronls 4 building in Willimantic OA6aef hes istfe girls has lost thumb, another is an in v .lid, and the third chil l is just recoverin 5 from the runaway accident. Mrs Fl. is de pendent on her employment in the mill for support. ., ..-e. s.-
 A company of six young men have bargained with R. s. Hicks for tract of kland on the east tside of Crystal Leke, which they will fit up for private picnic hnd sum- mer camping purposes. .. i
 Miss Traverse, who has been operator for the B. & o. telegraph company since it's office was first opened here, has been transferred to the Hartford office, and has been succeeded by MT. James Hobbs.
 Grocer Johnson is out with new and good looking asllSety wdaa9toiiaSaAa aBOrse.
 J. M. Leach is taking needed rest l from work at the seaside resorts near Boston.
 FEW. Preston, real estate agent, has sold to J. F. Chamberlin 20 acres of land part of the real estate owned by the late U. P. Marcy. .,.>,,.A VI I to be condemned for the widening of High land Terrace have allowed to Jullus Con-
 
 wide and about HOO feet in length. They also allowed to R. s. Converse $2O and to claims in, frt for ds%ave! @ 4's~ " ~ 9s' " Mrs A. N. Nichols, Misses Della Nichols, Belle Russell, Emily Thrall, Georgie Wash burn and MT B. A. Cleaveland are at the Chautauqua assembly,, Framing gham, Mass.
 Mrs. A. W. Waaker>and keraon Clar- okn NlQ Sf loSn on Cape God.
 The Stafford National Bank held SIG, 900 and the Stafford Savings Bank SIS 800 of the paper of sthe :HeEsQ of .HnbA. bard & Farmer, which failed last week at Hartford, but as all of the notes are well protected by collaterial, it is expected the same.,- The ,staHorGl5 Nationa1A Bahk has surplus of $24, ,0O0 and the Stafford Savings Bank of SIS, 900, so that either one of the banks could charge the entire amount from their surplus and not have their standing in any way imkhired. Ing firm of Hubbard & FarmSr stood very high in HaStford, w. B. HHbbard being q son of th6,late exSGok Richard D. Hub: bard, and R. ". Farmer 8 son of Corr nelius Farmer of Ellington, and was for 8 number of years president of the Hartford Trust Co.~before entering the, firm of Hub bard & Farmer. s%s1. i. 5ss s -Adolph Rawitser returned from his European tour on Tuesday evening, and Citizens Band grve, him a complimentary serenade at his residence on South st. the same evening. Mrs RawitsAr has. been ab- sent from Stafford 13 weeks, and has spent the time in England, France, IS SWitzerland and Germany, making his longest stop at Kissengen in Germany. e. .... Mrs. B. W. Patten:Antl herAdaugh hter, Mrs. Skinner, and grand children, all of Philadelphia, are at o. .Helmes'sa xs x
 Mrs. G. M. Ives, Mrs. R. zS.S Hicks, Miss Halliday and Miss Fullerton are at Watch Hill. j y's 's'S 5 ,ss 'A:, Citizens Band have an excursion to Mystic Island next week Saturday. See bills for full inforifations @~:+= s"'",
 A partyof children;onW Weatforll avenue were watching hive of bees preparing. to swarm last Monday, when one of them threw attn can into; the Smass.aof a.insectss Result-a charge by the bees. and, several sting punctured children. A daughter of A. B. Converse got badly, stupg, as .also did her mother, who went to the rescue. Both are getting 'nicely'over R, however: >
 There will be preacffing next Sabbath at Orcuttyilla. Seryicess in REehle's hap. Sermon by Rev. B. M. Taylor at 4 P. m.
 .-The Congregational Sunday school will have its annual pic,pie at Evergreen Park next Wednesday. Buses will be run, free to members Of the schooii,, 'ieavihg the depot at 8.30 a. m. The. date gixen.i is contingent upon pleasant weather both on Tuesday and Wednesday, as sAhaaaR4 4onsQn Universalis.ts. who. have engaged the grounds for Tuesday have me fight tto sfse them on Wednesday if Tuesday. be un- pleasant. Fuller details will be aknonnced to the school on Sunday. rs
 A considerable force of stoaiiMe workers under charge of David Bissett are making things lively in. the vicinity of St. Edward B church. The rear bft ffali66 atlRi66 chtircii iias b6en torn Away, preparatory to the enlargement. The plan for the work was made, bXf ,Wm. Besa1ick of Boston, atcifftact, who has very hbly got aronnd the difficulties of. us, inGaaconsiderabfs pofftti61s of the 6fd Malis, and has outlinedAa haaadsoHt6k 6kkaMah sAeA planned edifce. The walls of most. of the main building will stand. A tower aE each front corner built outside the present structufe will relieve tho soth efW1ise ffaffosw' look of the front. For the present these towers will only go a little aboHeFhhs ea1es; and the present ceAtegAt0weF aa8d Aelfsy will remain. Eventually the&wRStset0Wer will be continued into a spire, and the present spire will be removed. All of the present audience room is retaiff0ai sandsThe